Ludwig von Wurmb

Ludwig von Wurmb (10 May 1736-5 April 1813) was a Lieutenant-General of Hesse-Kassel during the American Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Ludwig von Wurmb was born on 10 May 1736 to a noble family, and he rose to the rank of Captain at the age of 23 while serving in the army of Hesse-Kassel. Von Wurmb was captured by the Kingdom of France in 1762 during the Seven Years' War, and in 1766 he was made a Major of the Leib Fusiliers. In February 1777, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, and in September he saw combat for the first time in the victory at Cooch's Bridge. He would take over the whole corps of jaegers after Carl von Donop was killed in the battle of Red Bank, and he fought in the southern campaign after fighting at the battle of Germantown and in the Philadelphia campaign. In 1782, he was promoted to full Colonel, and in 1794 he was promoted to Major-General when the French Revolutionary Wars broke out. Von Wurmb fought at the Battle of Tourcoing in 1794, being wounded in the leg. In 1800, he was promoted to Lieutenant-General, and he continued to distinguish himself under Westphalia during the Napoleonic Wars. Von Wurmb died in 1813, being a childless bachelor.